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Midwood Hospital

Coordinates: 40°39′25″N 73°57′34″W / 40.65690388026088°N 73.95952218934382°W / 40.65690388026088; -73.95952218934382
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Midwood Hospital
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Geography
LocationBrooklyn, New York, United States
Coordinates40°39′25″N 73°57′34″W / 40.65690388026088°N 73.95952218934382°W / 40.65690388026088; -73.95952218934382
Organization
Care systemPrivate
History
Former name(s)Midwood Sanitarium
Construction started1929 (rebuilt building)
Opened1907
Closed1970s
Links
ListsHospitals in New York State
Other linksHospitals in Brooklyn

Midwood Hospital[1] opened in 1907 as Midwood Sanitarium. It closed in the 1970s, and its building served as a private school from 1979 thru 2000.[2]

History

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The original four-story Midwood Sanitarium wood structure was replaced and renamed in 1929, after a fire, with a fireproof building that used more of the grounds and could treat more patients.[2] It received repeat business for births,[3] and was noted for "bright and cheery colors" as "a relief from endless white walls."[2]

From 1979 to 2000 it housed St. John's Elementary School, a private school.[2]

The next use for the 19 Winthrop Street building, still continuing as of 2021, is via CAMBA, Inc.,[2] a city-funded social services organization.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Cameron Duncan, Gynecologist, 80; Brooklyn Specialist for 56 Years Dies--A Founder of Midwood Hospital". New York Times. March 5, 1956.
  2. ^ a b c d e Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris) (October 1, 2018). "A Look Back at Flatbush's Small Hospital for Cradle to Grave Medical Care". Brownstoner Magazine. The words 'sanatorium' and 'sanitarium' are interchangeable.
  3. ^ "After Paying for 12 Other Babies Brooklyn Couple Get 13th Free". New York Times. August 20, 1954.
  4. ^ "At Whole Foods, a Welcome Sign for Immigrants Seeking Jobs". New York Times. April 29, 2007. run by Camba, a social services group